Serum Concentrations of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 and Procollagen Type I Carboxy Terminal Propeptide Discriminate Infarct-Like Myocarditis and Non-ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Lucas BacmeisterErsin CavusSebastian BohnenEnver TahirHanna BräuningerAnnette BuellesbachAdrian HeidenreichVirginia K HaackeSusanne WeberIngo HilgendorfTanja ZellerFrancisco M OjedaUlf K RadunskiGunnar K LundGerhard AdamStefan BlankenbergDirk WestermannKai MuellerleileDiana LindnerPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
MMP-1 and PICP could potentially be useful biomarkers for differentiating between NSTEMI and infarct-like myocarditis in individuals with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome-like presentation, though further research is needed to validate their clinical applicability.